2024 Merit Poker Western Series

$3,300 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info
2024 Merit Poker Western Series
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♦9♣
Prize
$342,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,300
Prize Pool
$1,854,720
Total Entries
672
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
384
Players Left
130
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Eychenne Shoves on Skrbic

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a three-way pot, action checked to Milos Skrbic who bet 5,000 from the button on a flop of Q♣6♣Q♦. The big blind called, as did Thomas Eychenne under the gun.

The turn was the 5♦ and Skrbic bet 20,000. Only Eychenne called this time as the 2♠ fell on the river.

Skrbic then bet 60,000 and Eychenne responded by moving all in for 267,000. Skrbic tanked for nearly five minutes until he folded.

"Show the bluff," a tablemate pleaded with Eychenne, but he didn't oblige and returned his cards face down.

Tags: Thomas EychenneMilos Skrbic

Guven Cracks He's Kings

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♥3♠6♣, Junjie He bet 15,000 from the big blind and Ege Guven called under the gun.

The turn was the 5♠ and He moved all in for around 30,000 more. Guven snap-called and He immediately turned away from the table in frustration.

"Aces," he asked Guven as he turned over K♣K♠. Guven didn't have aces, but he did show 9♥8♥ for a turned straight. The river was the 7♣ and He was sent to the rail.

This table also includes the likes of Mustafa Ercan, Tarmo Tammel, and Recep Aydemir.

Tags: Ege GuvenJunjie He

Lykov Scores a Double Knockout

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

In a preflop confrontation, Vladimir Troyanovskiy was all in from the hijack and up against Maxim Lykov in the cutoff and Sorin Marin in the big blind. All three players had similar stacks of just under 100,000 with Lykov slightly covering both opponents.

Vladimir Troyanovskiy: A♥K♠
Sorin Marin: A♣A♦
Maxim Lykov: J♠J♦

Marin was in great shape to triple up and remained ahead on the 8♦7♦5♣ turn. The 10♣ turn was also clean but the 9♣ river gave Lykov a jack-high straight to score nearly a full triple up while sending both Marin and Troyanovskiy to the rail.

Tags: Maxim LykovSorin MarinVladimir Troyanovskiy

Vranken Outflops Henriques at the Bad Beat Table

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player under the gun raised to 5,000 before Daniel Henriques three-bet to 15,000 in early position. Antoine Vranken then moved all in for 80,000 in the cutoff, the under-the-gun player folded, but Henriques snap-called.

Antoine Vranken: 8♥8♣
Daniel Henriques: Q♥Q♦

Vranken was crushed by Henriques' queens heading to the flop, which came 8♦J♠6♠ and gave him a set. The board ran out A♦3♠ and Vranken doubled up.

"This is a table of bad beats," a tablemate said as Vranken took back his chips.

Tags: Antoine VrankenDaniel Henriques

Eychenne Takes Multiway Pot

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Andrea Dato opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and received calls from Thomas Eychenne in the small blind and Ceyhan Tezcan in the big blind.

The flop came Q♦9♥7♠ and action checked around to Dato who fired a 7,000 continuation bet. Both Eychenne and Tezcan made the call.

All three players checked the 10♦ turn leading to the K♣ river. Eychenne bet 11,000 and both Tezcan and Dato opted to fold.

Tags: Andrea DatoCeyhan TezcanThomas Eychenne

Dray Rips Off His Glasses, Snaps Off Hedley

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up on a board of 3♦J♣K♠8♣, Andrew Hedley bet 20,000 from the cutoff and Samuel Dray called on the button.

The river was the 6♦ and Hedley moved all in. Dray took off his sunglasses as he stuck in his last 60,000.

Hedley showed A♣A♦, but Dray had K♥J♥ for two pair to win the pot and double up.

"I didn't like when the glasses came off. And it wasn't like sad glasses," Hedley said.

"Always bad news," a tablemate added.

Tags: Andrew HedleySamuel Dray

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David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Martinovic Claims to Fold an Ace

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Vedat Yilmaz raised to 5,500 in the hijack before Dragoljub Martinovic three-bet to 23,500 in the small blind. Yilmaz called and they saw a flop of 8♥K♣4♠.

Martinovic continued for 16,500 and Yilmaz called. Both players checked the 3♣ turn.

Martinovic also checked the A♣ river and Yilmaz bet 46,000. Martinovic then tanked for nearly five minutes until he surrendered his hand.

"Queen, queen no good," Yilmaz said.

"How about an ace," Martinovic replied.

"You had an ace? You win," Yilmaz added.

Tags: Dragoljub MartinovicVedat Yilmaz

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Soika Slows Down Yurasov

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Moritz Dietrich opened to 6,000 from middle position and received calls from Hadi Khadra in the hijack and Ihar Soika on the button. Dmitry Yurasov then three-bet to 27,000 from the small blind, forcing Dietrich and Khadra out of the pot while Soika made the call.

The flop came A♣3♣A♦ and Yurasov fired a 15,000 continuation bet that was called by Soika.

Yurasov slowed down with a check on the 9♥ turn and Soika bet 40,000 which was enough to force a fold from Yurasov.

Tags: Dmitry YurasovHadi KhadraIhar SoikaMoritz Dietrich

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